Bajaj Auto begins booking for electric scooter Chetak in Nagpur
NEW DELHI: Bajaj Auto on Saturday said it has commenced bookings for its electric scooter Chetak in Nagpur from July 16. With the aim of providing a seamless and convenient booking experience, customers can book the vehicle exclusively online on www.chetak.com for Rs 2,000, the company said in a statement. Earlier, the booking slots available […]
Ola says it got 100,000 bookings for electric scooter within 24 hours
NEW DELHI: Ola Electric on Saturday said it has received around 1 lakh bookings for its upcoming scooter within the first 24 hours of initiating the process. The company had opened booking for its electric scooter in the evening of July 15. “I am thrilled by the tremendous response from customers across India for our […]
Zurich airport signs agreement with NIAL for development of Noida airport
NEW DELHI: The Zurich Airport International on Saturday signed a shareholder agreement with the Uttar Pradesh government’s entity NIAL in Lucknow for the development of the Noida International Airport, a statement said. Arun Vir Singh, CEO, Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL), and Christoph Schnellmann, CEO, Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), signed the agreement in […]
Foundation of Dibrugarh airport’s runway extension laid
DIBRUGARH: The foundation of Dibrugarh Airport’s runway extension project was laid by the Airports Auhority of India to mark the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav), officials said on Saturday. The foundation stone ceremony on Friday was attended by Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha as chief guest, Airport Director Ramjee Awasthi […]
Delhi airport’s T2 terminal to reopen from July 22
NEW DELHI: The T2 terminal of the Delhi international airport will resume operations from July 22, two months after it was shut down due to significant drop in domestic air traffic owing to the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave, a statement said on Saturday. The resumption of operations at T2 from July 22 onwards will be […]
Jharkhand DGP Neeraj Sinha to continue till February 2023
RANCHI: Jharkhand’s Director-General of Police (DGP) Neeraj Sinha will continue to remain in his post till February 12, 2023. Sinha, a 1987-batch IPS officer, was named Jharkhand’s DGP, replacing incumbent MV Rao, on February 11 this year. He was appointed to the post without the mention of any specific tenure in the notification. Sinha will […]
ED conducts searches against Videocon group, promoters
NEW DELHI: The ED conducted searches against the promoters of the Videocon group in Mumbai on Friday in connection with its probe against the business house linked to some overseas businesses, official sources said. They said the searches were being conducted at multiple premises. Further details about the latest action were not available immediately. The […]
Reduction in NPAs for PSBs due to write-offs at Rs 1,31,894 crore in FY21: RTI
NEW DELHI: Reduction in non-performing assets (NPAs) due to write-offs for public sector banks (PSBs) stood at Rs 1,31,894 crore during fiscal 2020-21, according to an RTI response. The RTI query was filed by Nagpur-based Sanjay Thul seeking information on non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run banks and bad loans write-off by PSBs in the last […]
Banks consortium gets over Rs 792 crore in Vijay Mallya loan default case: ED
NEW DELHI: The State Bank of India-led consortium that lent loans to fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Friday received Rs 792.11 crore in its accounts after some shares, earlier attached under the anti-money laundering law, were sold, the Enforcement Directorate said. With this, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) claimed that the banks and the government exchequer […]